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Why pigment names do not guarantee identical paint
The name on a watercolour tube describes only part of what reaches the paper. Three paints called Burnt Sienna reveal why pigment codes, recipes and a test wash all matter.
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Egyptian Blue in the Shadows of Ancient Faces
Egyptian blue turns up in flesh tones and gray backgrounds. What technical imaging reveals about ancient painting—and what it cannot tell us by itself.